Year 3
Seth has been busy making a wormery with his mummy and his sister. They can see the tracks already. You could have a go at making one! Well done Seth!
Lottie has been busy doing some super science. She listened to Maddie and Greg on You Tube and followed their instructions. They have lots of super science activities for you to do! I'll put the link below! Well done Lottie and thank you for the idea.
Science with Maddie and Greg:
Hi Year 3,
I hope you are all well and are staying safe.
I'd love to hear about what you have been up to. At the bottom of this page is a comments box where you can send me an email. Make sure you ask an adult and get them to help you with the address!
Hope to hear from you!
Miss Nicholson x
P.S. Watch out for a video of me reading the end of our class story. Dizzy is ready!
Let's finish our class story - Tom Gates Top of the Class - video 1
Try these sites to find out all about The Vikings -
BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztyr9j6
DKfindout - https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/vikings/
Jay has been very busy drawing a Viking. Why don't you have a go. Follow the steps in the You Tube video below to help you. I'd love to see them, you can email them to me! Please make sure you ask an adult as you will need their permission and email address. :-)
My email address is - jnicholson1@churchvale.notts.sch.uk
Ask an adult to guide you through sending an email as it is one of our objectives this year to learn about emails! 
How to draw a Viking:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+draw+a+viking&docid=607993680241167545&mid=CCCBA881B0D69AA414AFCCCBA881B0D69AA414AF&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
School Closure Tasks
School Closure Websites: -
In case of pupils needing to self-isolate in light of government advice concerning Covid-19, or in the event of forced closure, check out these resources below:
FREE online education resources
Spelling Shed
Purple Mash
Times Tables Rockstar
Language Angels
https://www.languageangels.com
BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/
This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.
Futurelearn
https://www.futurelearn.com
Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).
Blockly
https://blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
Ted Ed
https://ed.ted.com
All sorts of engaging educational videos
National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
Duolingo
https://www.duolingo.com
Learn languages for free. Web or app.
Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com
Free science lessons
The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos
Crash Course
https://thecrashcourse.com
You Tube videos on many subjects
Crash Course Kids
https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
As above for a younger audience
Crest Awards
https://www.crestawards.org
Science awards you can complete from home.
iDEA Awards
https://idea.org.uk
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
Paw Print Badges
https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.
Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.
Prodigy Maths
https://www.prodigygame.com
Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.
Cbeebies Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.
Nature Detectives
https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetect…/
A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!
British Council
https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find
Resources for English language learning
Oxford Owl for Home
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Lots of free resources for Primary age
Big History Project
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.
Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!
Blue Peter Badges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.
The Artful Parent
https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/
Good, free art activities
Red Ted Art
https://www.redtedart.com
Easy arts and crafts for little ones
The Imagination Tree
https://theimaginationtree.com
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Toy Theater
https://toytheater.com/
Educational online games
DK Find Out
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/…
Activities and quizzes
Twinkl
https://www.twinkl.co.uk
This is more for printouts, and usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.
General Notices
Welcome to Year 3!
Homework
The children will receive 1 or two pieces of homework each week. These will normally be a spelling practice and a math’s task. I understand that we all live busy lives and it may not be possible for the children to do both so I just ask that at least one of the tasks are done and handed in on a Friday. If the children have not completed one piece they will complete it at playtime on a Friday.
We will have a very informal spelling test on a Friday and these will be words we have been looking at in our spelling lessons.
Reads
This will be the same as in Year 2, the children are expected to read 3 times a week. This can include reads at breakfast club, homework club early bird reading (Wednesday) and at home.
I do not give the children a specific time to change their books in Year 3. It is up to them to tell me they need to change their books. They can change a book at any point, if your child is not enjoying their book they can change it before finishing. We want them to be enjoy reading. Feel free to read home books, comics, posters, annuals with them: it doesn’t always have to be their school book.
PE
This half term we will be having PE on a Monday and Wednesday. Please be aware that this will most likely change next half term though. It's best if children have their kit in school from Monday to Friday. We sometimes have spontaneous PE sessions throughout the week.
Topics
This term the children will be learning about volcanoes in our topic lessons and they will be learning about rocks and soils in science. I will send an optional homework sheet home with activities the children may complete if they wish.
Tuck shop
The children have come home with a tuck shop price list. If you are happy for them to have tuck shop then please send them into school with a sealed purse, wallet or holder. This helps the children to keep their money secure and not lost.
If you have any questions, feel free to come and see me or give school a ring. There is also an e-mail tab at the bottom of this page for you to get in touch.
Thank you,
Miss Nicholson
The children have voted for 'The Worlds Worst Teachers' By David Walliams to be our next class book
We have been looking at the poem 'The Magic Box' By Kit Wright. We really enjoyed learning it and using the instruments to help us perform it.
Movie1.mp4
We have been looking at the Earth's core and we used eggs to help us understand.
Optional Homework Tasks
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Use a thesaurus to find some super synonyms. |
Research and build a model of a volcano. |
Create a poster for the 4 times table. |
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Perform a random act of kindness and present to the class about it. |
Make a fancy sandwich for someone you live with and make a recipe for it. |
Write someone a letter and send it to them in the post. |
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Read a good book lately? Write a book review. What was it about? Did you enjoy it? Was there anything you didn’t like? Was it funny? What age would you recommend this book for? |
Go on a rock hunt and then sort them into different categories. Colour, size, texture etc… |
Using any materials of your choice, create a 3D model of an animal of your choice. |
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Learn a poem off by heart and perform it to the class. |
Draw your bedroom in lots of detail. |
Interview a grown-up in your family – present what you’ve found out to the class. |
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Write out all your doubles to 10 and then test yourself. Explain to a friend what strategies you used to remember them. |
Design a new pair of shoes for Miss Nicholson. |
Create a diagram and description of your very own superhero. |
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Do the washing up after tea without being asked – get a parent or carer to write me a letter as proof! |
Watch a family movie – write down the whole story in less than 50 words. |
Visit a museum and write about what you found most interesting. |
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Create a fact-file of a celebrity that you admire. |
Grow something at home and bring it in to show everyone. |
Write your own book. |